Since our start in 1973, Louisville Switching has serviced the Louisville area as a Kalmar Ottawa dealer. Whether you are leasing, renting, or buying an Ottawa truck, our team can assist you in finding the right truck to fit your business' needs.
Kalmar Ottawa got its start in 1943 as Ottawa Steel Products, Inc., a manufacturer for farm equipment attachments in Kansas. Over the decades, the company changed its product line and name, but is known for its invention of the terminal tractor, as well as the name Ottawa Truck.
Kalmar Ottawa is the global leader in the terminal tractor business, having produced more than 70,000 units – more than double of all its competitors combined. These Ottawa trucks are best known for their superior quality and reliability, and have set the standard in trailer moving solutions across the globe.
At Louisville Switching, trucks are our business. As an OEM Kalmar Ottawa dealer, every aspect of your yard truck experience can be handled quickly and efficiently at Louisville Switching. We focus on:
Whether you are considering purchasing a used Ottawa or looking to add a new one to your fleet, we have the expertise to help your company make a smooth transition to ownership. We work with you to choose the truck that makes the most sense for your business.
If you already own an Ottawa truck and it requires some extra attention, we can help. We have an extensive inventory of parts we ship worldwide with next-day delivery. Even if we don’t have the part you need in stock, we can get it quickly.
Our in-house service department is ready to assist you, having the resources to refurbish, repair, or rebuild your yard truck. Our certified technicians are equipped to do repairs, diagnose, and fix problems in our onsite shop.
We also offer a 24/7 mobile truck service to local customers, able to travel to a specific destination if you have an urgent need. You can rest easy knowing Louisville Switching is working hard to minimize your downtime by getting your trucks up and running again.
No matter the assistance you seek for your Ottawa truck, our team of experts is at your service. Contact us today and experience the Louisville Switching difference.
Louisville Switching has been in the logistics industry – renting, leasing, selling, and servicing yard trucks, as well as providing exceptional service to our clients – for decades. We are a premium OEM dealer, specialized in Kalmar Ottawa Yard Trucks, that serves Louisville, KY and the surrounding area.
What does being an OEM dealer mean, and why should I look to Louisville Switching as that trusted partner? Read on to discover how we can help minimize your business' downtime by providing all-encompassing service for you and your yard trucks.
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is the original producer of vehicle components. Therefore, OEM vehicle parts are identical to those used to build a vehicle or truck because the OEM parts are produced by the same maker of the truck.
OEM parts tend to be more expensive than other aftermarket parts. But the price difference brings peace of mind with the assurance your replacement parts are fully compatible with your truck, and are made with the same quality standards as the original parts.
Louisville Switching is an OEM dealer for Kalmar Ottawa Yard Trucks, meaning you can find the reliable parts you need, both online or in-shop, when you need them.
We specialize in the following services to meet your business's unique needs and serve as a prime Ottawa Yard Truck OEM Dealer for the region, across the United States, and even worldwide.
At any given time, we have dozens of yard trucks for sale. From new to used, we have options that can fit the needs of your business.
We also keep a stocked warehouse of parts ready to be shipped worldwide. We make it quick and easy to get the parts you need -- from tires to engine parts -- to keep your fleet operating efficiently, ultimately helping to reduce downtime. Most of our parts are available through same-day shipping and next-day delivery.
Need a yard truck for your business, but purchasing isn't an option? No worries -- Louisville Switching offers leasing and rental options for all Ottawa Yard Trucks.
We offer the following renting and leasing options:
All of our lease and rental agreements are full-service maintenance agreements. Aside from our listed leasing options above, we offer custom agreements specifically tailored to your business requirements and needs.
After purchasing or leasing an Ottawa Yard Truck from Louisville Switching, our commitment doesn't end there. We are dedicated to keeping your trucks and your operation running smoothly.
If your truck requires service for a technical or mechanical issue, we have a service department committed to quickly addressing and fixing those issues. Our team can come to your business and service your yard trucks on-site with our mobile service truck. We can also service your truck in our fully-equipped garage at our Louisville location. Additionally, we can provide preventive maintenance for your trucks and trucking equipment.
Refurbishment is also a great option for truck owners who want to keep their current model truck while updating the parts, body, and other elements to lengthen the use and quality of the truck. If your truck has seen years of pulling and hard work, it may be time to look into refurbishment to keep it operating at maximum speed and efficiency.
If you need yard truck maintenance from parts to service, we hope you will trust our team at Louisville Switching to be your trusted OEM dealer in Louisville and the surrounding area. Contact us today with any questions you have about our Ottawa Yard Trucks.
At Louisville Switching, aside from truck servicing, leasing, and renting, one of the main services we offer is parts fulfillment. Parts are an integral aspect of keeping your yard truck up and running, and therefore, keeping your business running smoothly and without interruption in your daily operations.
With our long-term partnership with Kalmar Ottawa, we are a premium Ottawa Yard Truck Parts Supplier and OEM Dealer for companies across the globe. Whether you need to locate a part or purchase a part directly from our warehouse, we want to equip you with all of your parts needs, from general maintenance to questions about your parts. Our Parts Manager, Chuck, is available to answer your parts questions and assist your yard truck needs.
Today we want to share how to use our online parts search feature, and offer a breakdown of our parts shipping service available to our customers.
As a yard truck owner, you typically know when something doesn't sound right or isn't making a familiar sound on your truck. If you can locate the root of the problem and from where the issue stems, you can easily look to replace the part. This is why we have created a Parts Search Feature on our website. If you know the exact product number you are looking for, you can type that into our search bar to locate that part.
You are able to locate any yard truck part by name or number. If we have the part in stock, you will be prompted to complete a form to contact one of our certified parts specialists from our team.
Each member of our Parts Department, who you’ll meet in a moment, comes with solid experience and expertise. We assure you your truck is in great hands.
First, meet Chris Cassady. Chris serves as a Parts Supervisor. He handles the buying and overseeing all of the parts coming in and going out of the warehouse. His day-to-day duties include making sure our stock levels are correct in our accounting software, creating purchase orders, building parts, and ensuring customers are happy.
The next member on our Parts Team is Wayne Daughtery. Wayne is our Parts Coordinator. His role consists of pulling parts needed for sales, shipping, or other services, as well as making order forms prior to shipping out parts.
Lastly, meet Chuck Duggins, our External Parts Sales Manager. Chuck is one of our highly-experienced Ottawa Truck repairmen. Because of Chuck's expertise, we maintain high levels of retention and satisfaction among the customers we serve daily. Chuck is also a critical part of our Preventative Maintenance (PM) team.
Chuck reviews your form request and contacts you immediately to ship you the part directly to your business. We know getting your parts is necessary to the efficiency and productivity of your business's operations. This is why we make prompt shipping and delivery an integral part of your ordering process.
Our Louisville Headquarters are located right down the road from a UPS Shipment Center, giving us easy access to get your parts shipped through Next-Day shipping. No matter where you are located, nationally or globally, most of our parts will ship the next day after you order them within 24 hours.
Additionally, our onsite warehouse is stocked with thousands of parts, ready to be shipped when you need them, decreasing downtime of your operations. In most cases, your part(s) will not even need to be ordered, and they will come straight from our warehouse to your business.
If you are in need of any parts for your new or used Ottawa Yard Truck, reach out to our Parts Department by calling 866.879.8659. We are happy to help and supply your truck with all parts to keep it operating at full capacity.
You may not realize how important trucks are to our economy and daily life. They transport goods we use on a regular basis and life would come to a standstill without trucks, especially during the holiday season.
The holidays prove to be the busiest season for the trucking and shipping industries. Every single package that you have ordered for holiday gifts has most likely been transported by an Ottawa truck at some point. They are as close to a modern-day Santa Claus as it gets! Below are three ways Ottawa trucks play an irreplaceable role in the shipping industry year-round.
Kalmar Ottawa Trucks set the standard when it comes to trailer moving solutions for warehouse and distribution operations, ports, and rail terminals. They are able to move trailers quickly and efficiently and can do so in tight places. They maintain the flow of warehouse operations and are a critical component in the shipping industry year-round.
These trucks have excellent durability, driver comfort, ease of service, and the newer trucks feature the latest generation of engines, which meet EPA regulations. Features like automatic transmission, rear door entry, power cab tilt, and ABS brake systems allow these trucks to dominate the industry.
Not only are they efficient in moving trailers and helping get packages where they need to be on time, Ottawa Trucks are environmentally friendly vehicles! While there are much fewer heavy-duty vehicles on the road than other vehicles on the road, a large fraction of emissions come from trucks.
Ottawa's Tier 4i-compliant tractors are in compliance with the new regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These trucks emit far less particulate matter and nitrous oxide in the air than the trucks with engines that meet the EPA's Tier 3 standard. Ultimately, this means that the trucks that meet Tier 4 deliver improved fuel efficiency and will save money in the long run.
An increasing trend in today's trucking industry, and really the entire vehicle industry, is building vehicles with features that enhance and optimize efficiency. The trucking industry has no need for added features like sunroofs or subwoofers. If it doesn't serve a purpose of streamlining the job, it doesn't exist in Ottawa Trucks.
Some Ottawa Trucks are equipped with yard management systems that include touchscreens to inform drivers of their next task, when a particular trailer is coming in, and where the trailers should be moved to. All of these things work together to increase productivity levels.
Ottawa Trucks are more than capable of getting the job done in every possible efficient way.
Ottawa Trucks ensure productivity, fewer mistakes, and more accuracy for every job. We recently wrote a blog about being a Premier Partner of Kalmar Ottawa. This is a wonderful accomplishment that we are incredibly proud of and speaks to our dedication to selling only the best Ottawa Trucks and ensuring customer satisfaction.
At Louisville Switching, we carry a variety of Cummins Fleetguard Filters that enhance the performance of your Cummins or Ottawa Yard Truck engine. Fleetguard filters are a fuel filtration system that revolutionizes regular truck maintenance by enabling owners to better predict downtime, synchronize service work, and optimize maintenance spend.
We carry the following types of Fleetguard Filters that fit each of our customer's specific needs and improve overall performance for all trucks:
The first type of filter we offer is a Cummins Fleetguard Air Filter that works to meet each customer's specific technical need and encompassing factors that include: media fiber size, share, pore size, thickness, weave, and mechanical strength.
Fleetguard Fuel Filters deliver the highest-class performance to remove and capture harmful contaminants over the life of the filter, therefore extending its lifespan. These filters ensure maximum fuel system protection via OEM specifications.
Fleetguard hydraulic filters cover a broad variety of products found in the marketplace, and are designed to meet or exceed OEM specifications. We also have four families of general purpose mix-and-match, spin-on filter heads and filters that cover the different flow and pressure requirements in a range of filtration efficiency.
Cummins Oil Filters provide lube products that meet and exceed OE performance requirements, as well as the new challenges of modern engine tech. The effect of clean lubricating oil significantly influences the life of your engine, and can lower your total cost of operation over the life of your engine.
Each Fleetguard Coolant Filter is tested to go above and beyond industry standards. This full line of coolant filters offers conventional technology to the newest technology of organic additives, to fit every customer's needs.
No matter what type of filter you need, we have a Cummins Fleetguard Filter option for your truck. Check out these benefits of using our Fleetguard Filters, and learn how they enhance your truck's lifespan:
The Fleetguard filters we carry provide data analytics that help predict future insights to reduce downtime. These filters also help prevent future failed events, turning them into planned maintenance for the future.
Each type of Cummins Fleetguard Filter creates transparency in your truck's oil and filter longevity. This means you can better predict when to replace your oil or filter, saving you time and money from premature replacement. If you have an issue with your filter, you can easily detect the problem and proactively fix it before it becomes an even larger issue for your yard truck.
Thanks to the prognosis allowing for early problem detection, a Fleetguard filter saves you money in the long run and can extend the life of your equipment.
If you have specific filter questions or need help identifying which filter is right for your yard truck, reach out to Chuck in our Parts Department. We are happy to give you estimates over the phone for your filter, as well!
Louisville Switching is your Kalmar Ottawa Premium Partner OEM Dealer. We offer many services to provide a quality and comprehensive customer experience. We strive to create life-long relationships with our loyal customers.
If you missed our recent news, catch up here to read about our continued growth and Chris Troutt's recent promotion to General Manager of Sales, Leasing, and Service. We were able to make this promotion a reality because of the exciting growth we have seen over the past few years. We have expanded our service garage, offer competitive and flexible agreements for rentals and leases, and more to maintain our success as the Premier Partner Dealer for Kalmar Ottawa by continually meeting and exceeding all of the service metrics and sales goals.
We are proud to be able to provide many services, which include selling new and used trucks, leasing trucks, available replacement options, financing options, and more. If you have a yard truck question or concern, we have the answers and resources on our website. Trucks are our passion and we have worked for 40+ years to create our reputation for satisfaction, honesty, fair pricing, and a dedication to providing excellence to our customers. Through our extensive relationship with Ottawa Trucks since our incorporation in 1973, we have a thorough knowledge of the trucking business and pride ourselves on providing our valued customers with the highest quality of services.
We are a licensed, authorized motor vehicle dealer with the ability and desire to sell only the highest quality trucks. If you need a yard truck for the long-haul then consider buying your own Ottawa. Check out our sales page for the latest update on trucks we have for sale. Ottawas beat all other trucks because of their driveability, serviceability, driver comfort features, visibility, and trusted durability. We offer a free on-site Ottawa truck demo where we bring a truck to you to give you an in-depth look into the truck.
All of our rental agreements are full-service maintenance agreements. Weekly, daily, and monthly rentals are available, but we also offer an option to create a customized agreement that is more tailored to your business requirements. There are many advantages to renting a truck including:
We also offer unique leasing options as well as standard one, two, three, four, and five-year lease agreements to fit your needs exactly.
Our newly expanded service department is committed to quickly meeting your needs if your truck should experience a service problem or a mechanical issue. We can come to your business and service your yard trucks on-site with our mobile service truck. Service can also be performed in our fully equipped garage. You can read more about our refurbishment capabilities and the benefits of refurbishment on our blog.
If you're looking for a new or used yard truck, browse our inventory and reach out to Chris Troutt for any inquiries. Register for a free on-site Ottawa Truck demo for free to see the superiority and efficiency these trucks provide. We work to create life-long relationships with our loyal customers and look forward to continued growth and success. It would be our honor to work with you.
Louisville Switching has the capability to customize Ottawa T2 yard trucks in numerous ways! On the inside, you can choose to add an AM/FM radio, an air conditioning system, deluxe air ride seats and a number of other deluxe features. On the outside, you can decide if you want heated mirrors, moto-mirrors, side door, cab guards, window guards, flexible fenders, engine upgrades and perhaps the most exciting customization option is choosing your truck's paint color. You can customize the color to match your company colors.
These are just a few examples of the ways you can customize your Ottawa to function exactly as you envision it. Below, we expand on all the ways you can customize your Ottawa.
Customizing your Ottawa with a different paint color makes your truck more than just eye candy. Your company and brand are unique and provide specific services that set you apart from your competitors. If this wasn't the case, your company wouldn't be successful. As such, you've probably spent a lot of strategic time deciding on all the factors that make you different, including your brand's colors, which eventually become part of your company's identity.
When you think of company's like National Geographic, Google, and Coca-Cola, you likely automatically envision the cover of a magazine, your latest google search, and a timeless soda can. These are a few examples of companies whose brand colors can be interchanged with brand identity.
When you choose to customize your Ottawa with your company's color, you will be displaying your unique brand in a unique way that will begin to establish your brand with those you work closely with.
These are other ways you can customize your Ottawa Yard Truck to best serve your needs:
As you can tell, from the inside out, there are many ways you can customize your Ottawa. Of course a great time to customize your truck is when you are buying a new one. If you are in the market for a new truck, check out our sales page or contact us here.
You don't have to wait until it's time to buy a new Ottawa to add on desired features to customize your fleet. We are experts at all things Ottawa Trucks including refurbishing your current Ottawa.